SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California man who killed eight people at a hair salon in 2011 was sentenced to life without parole Friday in a courtroom packed with sobbing victims’ relatives, who shared vivid memories of their loved ones and wished the shooter a painful end in prison. Scott Dekraai, a 47-year-old former tugboat...

About 195,000 Texans have registered with the US government for financial assistance so far due to devastating flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, federal officials said Wednesday. The government has so far awarded $35 million to help storm victims, Alex Amparo, assistant director for recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said during a press...

If “Steel Magnolias” were rewritten by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Pedro Almodovar, you’d end up with something very much like “Claws.” TNT’s eccentric drama takes a group of women who work at Florida Nail Artisans of Manatee County and puts them in harm’s way — when the salon’s owner, Desna (Niecy Nash), finds herself...